Added by garfield2710 on 15 Nov 2012 05:14

1949 Views 1 Comments

vote

25 Films to See Before You Die

Sort by: Showing 28 items

Decade: Rating: List Type:

2463

8.3

Amadeus (1984)

garfield2710's rating:

2241

Annie Hall (1977)

The quintessential romantic comedy.

garfield2710's rating:

3362

8.2

8.5

Casablanca

This is "THE" romance film.

garfield2710's rating:

2858

8.2

8.3

Citizen Kane

As cliche as it is, yes this is a film I think everybody should see. This is basically a textbook example of how to make a film.

garfield2710's rating:

7834

8.3

The Dark Knight (2008)

garfield2710's rating:

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

3029

8.3

8.4

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb... (1964)

garfield2710's rating:

9305

8.3

8.8

Fight Club (1999)

garfield2710's rating:

9478

7.9

8.8

Forrest Gump

Say what you will about this film, but you cannot deny how much of an impact this film had. It inspired a whole generation of people, and that alone makes it worth seeing.

garfield2710's rating:

6382

8.7

9.2

The Godfather (1972)

This is cheating, but I'm counting The Godfather Parts I and II as one movie.

garfield2710's rating:

4513

8.6

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

garfield2710's rating:

2526

7.9

8.1

Gone with the Wind (1939)

garfield2710's rating:

7651

7.9

8.5

The Lion King (1994)

garfield2710's rating:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

9975

8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... (2001)

Yes, all of these are technically one film, so I'm counting it as such.

garfield2710's rating:

9114

8.7

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

garfield2710's rating:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

9016

8.2

8.9

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King... (2003)

garfield2710's rating:

1520

8.5

8.3

M (1931)

garfield2710's rating:

2013

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

8623

8.3

8.9

Pulp Fiction (1994)

garfield2710's rating:

5311

8.4

Raiders of the Lost Ark

This is the adventure film done to the absolute best. Indiana Jones is such an iconic character that passing up this movie is essentially not a choice.

garfield2710's rating:

3011

7.5

8.1

Rocky (1976)

garfield2710's rating:

5898

8.4

Schindler's List

garfield2710's rating:

828

7.9

7.8

The Searchers

If you are going to watch just one western make it this one.

garfield2710's rating:

6109

8.6

9.3

The Shawshank Redemption

garfield2710's rating:

2520

8.7

12 Angry Men

The pinnacle of real time dramas.

garfield2710's rating:

4409

8.1

8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey

As much as I dislike the beginning and ending, I have to admit the special effects are impressive, even decades later, and the middle of the film is fascinating. Every Science Fiction film after 1968 owes everything to this film.

garfield2710's rating:

2862

8.3

Vertigo (1958)

This isn't my favorite Hitchcock film (that would be Rear Window) but this one is his best film bar none. It's perfectly crafted in every way, from the pacing, the characters and the plot.

garfield2710's rating:

5438

8.4

WALL·E (2008)

garfield2710's rating:

3720

7.7

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

This film has inspired so many other films, has so many unforgettable moments, characters and lines, that it's impossible to ignore it.

garfield2710's rating:

Voters of this movie list - View all

You know, people always say the 1001 films or 2001 or 3001 or whatever films to see before you die. But whose got that kind of time. So, I'm going to narrow it down. In alphabetical order, (that way I'm being fair) these are the 25 films that I think should be seen before you die (that's more reasonable than 1000 don't you.) And yes, some of these are films I haven't seen yet, but I'm not dead yet, so I still have time.